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Abortion protesters marched in Syracuse over the weekend on the 48th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s
Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion in the U.S. With Joe Biden in the White House, a federal lawsuit challenging New York s Reproductive Health Act could be more difficult to win.
Syracuse Right to Life Association President Christina Fadden said while former President Donald Trump was able to appoint conservative judges and Supreme Court justices, she’s less optimistic about the pro-life movement now that Biden has taken office. The White House released a statement Saturday saying Biden’s administration is committed to codifying
01-15-2021
On the eve of the 48th anniversary of the Supreme Court s Roe v Wade decision legalizing abortion nationwide, some domestic abuse victims have joined in a lawsuit against one of the country s most liberal state abortion laws, claiming it makes them more vulnerable to domestic violence.
Their target is New York state s Reproductive Health Act (RHA) that legalized abortion in some cases up until the point of birth. Its passage in January of 2019 was celebrated with cheering by supporters in the New York State Assembly, and with One World Trade Center lit up in the color pink to honor the bill becoming law.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (seated R), poses with state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (C), Sarah Weddington (seated L), the lawyer nationally known for successfully arguing the winning side of the Roe v. Wade case, and others after signing the controversial Reproductive Health Act into law on January 22, 2019. | Photo: Twitter
A group of New York residents have filed a lawsuit against the state’s controversial abortion law, arguing that the legislation harms women, children, and viable unborn babies.
In 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Reproductive Health Act into law, allowing abortions after 24 weeks of pregnancy if the woman s health or life are at risk, or if the fetus is not viable.
Denver, Colo., Jun 7, 2019 / 04:00 pm (CNA).- When the Netflix series ‘13 Reasons Why’, which features teen suicide, first aired in 2017, mental health professionals expressed concerns that the show could have a contagion effect, triggering an increase in suicides among teens inspired by the show.
A new study suggests these fears were not unfounded. According to a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, United States youth ages 10-17 had a 28.9% increase in suicide rates in young males in the month (April 2017) following the debut of the show.
“The number of deaths by suicide recorded in April 2017 was greater than the number seen in any single month during the five-year period examined by the researchers,” the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) reported. Increases in suicide rates among youth were also found in the month leading up to the shows release, and through December 2017, nine months after its release.